[cobirds] BLACK-NECKED STILT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY

2023-05-10 Thread modise
All - at 9:00 a.m. today, I had a single BLACK-NECKED STILT in the Platte River, about 1/8 mile north of Centennial Park, in ARAPAHOE COUNTY. For those who saw the dunlin last year, basically the same spot! Bryan Arnold JeffCo 5,800' -- -- You received this message because you are

Re: [cobirds] Night Call of Killdeer? - Arapahoe

2023-03-04 Thread modise
I recently learned a blue jay does a great killdeer imitation… Bryan Arnold Jeffco On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 11:10:27 AM UTC-7 David Suddjian wrote: > All plovers and sandpipers can call in flight night or day. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 4, 2023, at 10:52 AM, Jared Del Rosso

[cobirds] No joy on the Denver County pyrrhuloxia 2/27

2022-02-27 Thread modise
My wife Kristin and I spent about an hour from 8:30 to 9:30 this morning looking for the pyrrhuloxia in Denver County at the hotspot. There were six or eight of us; one gentleman thought he saw it around 7:30, but a Cooper’s hawk scattered the mixed flock of house finches, juncos, and

[cobirds] Re: Canada Warbler

2021-06-01 Thread modise
That’s correct. I saw a post on the CFO Facebook page Saturday. My wife and I, along with lots of others, tried Sunday and Monday to find it. Monday, while we were there, a few people got on it right around noon, very briefly (not us, unfortunately - it was also seen later Sunday). It’s

Re: [cobirds] Sagebrush Sparrow, JEFFERSON COUNTY

2021-03-20 Thread modise
Sorry - forgot to sign. Bryan and Kristin Arnold Littleton, Jeffco On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 7:03:28 PM UTC-6 modise wrote: > Hi, Rosanne - this would be a lifer for us! Were you north or south of > the road through Chatfield? I think there are parking lots on both

Re: [cobirds] Sagebrush Sparrow, JEFFERSON COUNTY

2021-03-20 Thread modise
Hi, Rosanne - this would be a lifer for us! Were you north or south of the road through Chatfield? I think there are parking lots on both sides... On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 5:33:43 PM UTC-6 caleb...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Rosanne! > > Yes, these are wonderful pictures of a Sagebrush

[cobirds] Cassin's finches in Littleton, Jeffco

2021-01-11 Thread modise
My wife and I were happy yesterday to finally spot two Cassin's finches among the hordes of house finches on our feeders. Last winter we had many, this year, basically none. Bryan and Kristin Arnold Littleton, Jeffco (0.5 miles SW of Clement Park in Woodmar Square) -- You received this

[cobirds] Re: Barrow Golden Eye - Denver

2020-12-24 Thread modise
My apologies for the late post - I saw the Barrow's Goldeneye this morning at 10:45. It was where originally posted - north of Florida, looking north from the path bridge that runs east/west, just on the north side of the small rapids there. It was associating with a Common Goldeneye male,

[cobirds] Re: Mute Swan - Arapahoe

2020-12-17 Thread modise
Hugh, I too saw this bird and posted about it - I was informed it’s an escaped domestic from the Polo Club grounds. I was sad - thought I’d found a rarity! I’ve seen it from the Mineral Ave sidewalk regularly for about the last two months... Bryan On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 3:32:31

[cobirds] Re: Wild Turkeys, Adams County

2020-11-17 Thread modise
I bicycle past that cemetery regularly, and I see those turkeys about half the time. It's such a treat to see them in the urban corridor! Bryan Arnold Jefferson County On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 6:06:57 PM UTC-7 Tom Wilberding wrote: > Hello birders, > No rarities to report, just a

[cobirds] Great egret - South Platte River Trail, Adams County

2020-09-02 Thread modise
At 7:30 this morning, I saw a great egret in the Platte River directly adjacent to the blue and white water tank that sits about 0.75 miles south of 88th Ave. When I came back south, it was slowly working its way upstream. Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jefferson County -- You received this

[cobirds] Re: Cattle Egret, South Platte River, Araphoe County

2020-09-01 Thread modise
At 7:15 a.m. today, the large group of snowy egrets was in the pond. I did not have binoculars, but I saw a bird that looked distinctly different than the snowy egrets. Good potential it's the cattle egret! Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jefferson County On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 9:50:05 AM

[cobirds] RFI - Black tern and yellow-billed cuckoo

2020-08-17 Thread modise
All, My wife and I were planning a mountain day Wednesday but, with all the wildfires, we decided to venture northeast from Denver along the I-76 corridor. Two birds we are missing from our life list are black tern and yellow-billed cuckoo. If anyone has recommendations for good spots along

[cobirds] Cat Lake gulls, snowy egrets, and American white pelicans - Adams County

2020-08-10 Thread modise
All, Cat Lake (name on Google maps) sits on the west side of the Platte River Trail in between I-270 and I-76 in Adams County. Easiest access is likely from Columbine Street, which parallels I-270 on the south side of the lake, north side of 270. Alternately, the parking lot about 3/4 mile

[cobirds] Re: Arapahoe County swan sp

2020-07-19 Thread modise
that people are trespassing, and that ANYONE would assume I was. Our birding community should be better than that. Bryan On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 6:23:15 AM UTC-6, modise wrote: > > Currently looking at a white swan on Cooley Lake - SW corner. No bins so > can’t identify. Mov

[cobirds] Arapahoe County swan sp

2020-07-19 Thread modise
Currently looking at a white swan on Cooley Lake - SW corner. No bins so can’t identify. Moving north. About 1.5 miles west of Santa Fe on the north side of Mineral. Bad iPhone pics will be posted later. Bryan Arnold - Littleton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Re: 20 snowy egrets - South Platte River, Arapahoe County

2020-07-15 Thread modise
Fourteen in the same spot today, with another six about 1/4 mile south. From Reynolds landing to Florida (8 miles), I counted 44! 53 total from Reynolds Landing to Clear Creek (20.5 miles). I love it! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado

[cobirds] Re: 20 snowy egrets - South Platte River, Arapahoe County

2020-07-14 Thread modise
That must have been one noisy flock! Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] 20 snowy egrets - South Platte River, Arapahoe County

2020-07-14 Thread modise
At 6:15 this morning, I counted 20 snowy egrets about 200 yards south of the River Point Parkway bridge over the South Platte River. This is about 1/4 mile south of Hampden. I realize they aren’t rare, but that’s the biggest group I’ve seen on the Platte! It was an impressive sea of white

Re: [cobirds] Possible yellow-shafted or hybrid Northern Flicker (Chatfield State Park - Douglas County) and escaped exotic (Platte River Trail just north of Oxford - Arapahoe County)

2020-07-13 Thread modise
Thank you for the ID! On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 11:34:52 AM UTC-6, Peter Gent wrote: > > Bryan, > > This is a Budgerigar: a commonly kept cage bird and native to the drier > parts of Australia. > > Cheers, Peter Gent, Boulder. > > > -- Forwarded me

[cobirds] Common yellowthroats, Adams County, I-270 and Platte River Trail

2020-07-08 Thread modise
About 7:00 am today biking the Platte River Trail on the north side of I-270, I heard two common yellowthroats calling to the east of the trail. There is a large reedy there - never saw them, but definitely heard - I love that rolling call and realizing it’s a lone ranger bird! On a different

[cobirds] Re: Where are the Orioles? Jefferson Co

2020-06-11 Thread modise
Had lots of Bullock's along the Platte River Trail in Arapahoe and Denver Counties in May, but they seem to be thinning out now. Bryan Arnold Littleton On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-6, David Gulbenkian wrote: > > Haven't seen an oriole this year. None in the Wheatridge

[cobirds] Common nighthawk, Woodmar Square, Littleton, Jefferson County

2020-06-06 Thread modise
I started an extremely windy bike ride just after 6 am today. I was surprised to see a common nighthawk on the east side of Woodmar Square park! We see them frequently in the summer, but only at dusk. It was a nice FOY sighting! Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jefferson County -- You received

[cobirds] Eastern kingbird - Platte River Trail and Oxford - Arapahoe County

2020-05-13 Thread modise
Had a glorious look at an Eastern kingbird at about 7:15 this morning - landed on the west-side Platte River Trail on the north side of Oxford. Bryan Arnold Littleton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] Lazuli bunting - Littleton, Jefferson County

2020-05-07 Thread modise
My wife Kristin got this shot of a lazuli bunting in our yard in Littleton (Woodmar Square) - first time yard bird! Bryan Arnold Littleton, CO [image: Lazuli Bunting 20200507.jpg] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Re: Recent Clement park birds, Jefferson Co (Willet, Wil. Phal)

2020-04-20 Thread modise
My wife had two pairs of mountain bluebirds at Clement on Friday - thank you for this update! She's walking there a lot, so now she'll know she should be looking out for crazy stuff! I think we saw your prairie falcon Saturday - cool bird! Bryan On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 10:30:03 AM

[cobirds] Cassin’s finches in Littleton, Jefferson County

2020-04-16 Thread modise
Off and on all day today - between 5 and 10. I even got photos of them with the house finches - nice for comparison! Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] Bicycle Birding on the Platte River Trail - Arapahoe and Denver Counties

2020-03-29 Thread modise
All - I love spring birds on the Platte River Trail and, while cycling, I'm seeing and hearing many! These were sighted from Mineral Ave north to Evans Ave (Arapahoe and Denver Counties). While I can't confirm anything rare, over the last three days, I've heard my FOY Western meadowlark

[cobirds] Hooded Mergansers (Arapahoe County), Wild Turkeys (Denver County), and Bald Eagles (Adams County) along the South Platte River Trail

2019-10-06 Thread modise
Okay, I know, no rarities, but hooded mergansers are one of my absolute favorite Colorado species, and I was thrilled to see two pairs this morning (first-of-season) at around 8 a.m. while cycling, both in Arapahoe County. The first were about 1/3 mile north of Belleview, and the second 1/4

[cobirds] Great Egret, Osprey, Eastern Kingbird Adams County - Platte River Trail north of 88th Ave

2019-07-28 Thread modise
At 8:30 a.m. today, I saw a great egret on the Platte River trail about 1/2 mile north of 88th Ave. It was in the Platte River on the east side of the new trail that circles a small lake with a new fishing platform. An osprey also flew over. About 1/2 mile farther north, an eastern kingbird

[cobirds] Possible Anna’s hummingbird, Jefferson County

2019-06-05 Thread modise
At about 4:45 this afternoon, I had a good candidate fir an Anna’s hummingbird on my feeder - looked just like the adult female in Sib! I’m waiting patiently with a camera hoping she returns. I live in Woodmar Square, just north of Coal Mine and east of Wadsworth (Littleton). Bryan Arnold

[cobirds] Possible intermediate, dark-morph SNOW GEESE on Overland Golf Course, DENVER COUNTY

2019-01-09 Thread modise
All, while riding my bike on the Platte River this evening around 4:30 p.m., on the west side of the Overland golf course just north of Evans, I saw four geese with white necks and heads and bodies that sort of looked like Canada or Cackling goose. They were mixed in with a flock of about 500

[cobirds] Pink-Footed Goose is back

2018-12-15 Thread modise
Back again from 9:30 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] White geese on Cooley Lake, Arapahoe County, and bald eagle in Woodmar, Jefferson County

2018-12-08 Thread modise
Good evening, all - while bicycling on Mineral about 1:00 p.m., on the south side of Cooley lake, I saw a really large flock of white-cheeked geese. Mixed in with them were three white geese - no binoculars, so I don't know if they were snow or Ross's. When I started my ride, about 9:30 a.m.,

[cobirds] White-eyed ibis, Platte River at Broken Tee golf course, Arapahoe Cty

2018-07-16 Thread modise
At about 5 p.m. today, I saw a white-eyed ibis foraging on the west side of the Platte River, about 1/2 mile north of Oxford. If you are familiar with the area, there is a dead tree in the river on the west side where great blue herons often perch. It was just downriver of that at 5 and again

[cobirds] Probable Northern mockingbird - Arapahoe Cty

2018-05-07 Thread modise
While biking the Platte River, west side, just north of Prince Street in Littleton, at about 10:15 this morning, I saw what I’m pretty sure was a Northern mockingbird. It had large white wing patches and white on both sides of tail. Could have been a shrike I suppose, but I immediately

[cobirds] 27 Franklin's gulls over my yard! Woodmar - Jeffco

2018-05-03 Thread modise
At 4:00 p.m. today, I happened to look outside the upstairs window and, to my surprise, a group of 27 Franklin's gulls were winging north towards Clement Park! It was a really cool sight - a new yard bird! Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Northern harrier, Platte River trail, Arapahoe County

2018-04-27 Thread modise
This morning around 10:00 a.m., I saw a Northern harrier about a third of a mile north of Carson Nature Center, circling over the trail I believe it was a female. First time I can remember seeing one in that particular area. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5'500' -- You received this message

[cobirds] Cinnamon teals, other teals, and some FOS birds in Arapahoe and Denver Counties along the Platte

2018-04-25 Thread modise
Hi - I seem to be seeing a LOT more cinnamon teals on the Platte River than I can remember. Today, around 11 a.m., I had 10 of them on a stretch of the Platte River about a quarter of a mile long, starting 1/3 of a mile south of Bowles and continuing south (Arapahoe County). I saw four more

[cobirds] Greater white-fronted goose, Littleton, Woodmar Park, Jeffco

2018-03-06 Thread modise
Hi, all - I saw a greater white-fronted goose today in Woodmar Square Park today at 1:00 p.m. This is east of Wadsworth about 1/2 mile on Peakview, which is a mile south of Bowles. The goose wasn't there at 3:30, but I haven't gone to Clement Park to check - there is a lot of movement from

[cobirds] Probable Northern Shrike, lesser Scaup, and question about harrassing geese w/fireworks -Arapahoe Co

2018-02-05 Thread modise
All, At about 5:00 p.m. today, while biking along the Platte along the Broken Tee golf course in Englewood, I saw what I thought was, at first, a Clark's nutcracker. Upon review of eBird data, a Northern Shrike seems much more likely, particularly as Art Hudak posted one at Centennial Park

[cobirds] Two white geese - Woodmar Park, Jefferson County

2018-01-12 Thread modise
I couldn't tell if they were snow or Ross's, but at 4:30 p.m. today there were two white geese mixed with a flock of a couple of hundred white-cheeked geese on the east end of Woodmar Park. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Anyone seen the Harris's hawk lately?

2018-01-06 Thread modise
All - while bicycling past Carson Nature Center in Littleton today at 10:45 a.m., I saw a very red and brown hawk land in a cottonwood on the west side of the Platte River. I saw a very strong, horizontal white tail-bar when it flared, and I immediately thought "Harris's hawk". Of course, it

[cobirds] Mountain Chickadees - Jeffco (Wads and Bowles)

2017-12-30 Thread modise
Given all the rarities being posted, I hesitated with mountain chickadees, but it's been a really long time since we had them at our feeders (at least five years), so I thought I'd go ahead. We have at least two of them this morning, and we live about half a mile south of Clement park in

[cobirds] Townsend's Solitaire and possible Northern Goshawk - Jefferson County

2017-10-21 Thread modise
We have a calling Townsend's Solitaire in our neighborhood about 1/2 mile south of Clement Park and 1/2 mile east of Wadsworth. Also had a flyover of a bird I thought was a Cooper's Hawk, but was really dark on the breast and underside of wings, which made me think Northern Goshawk. Bryan

[cobirds] White-breasted nuthatch - Platte River, Hudson Gardens, Arapahoe County

2017-06-30 Thread modise
Just seen on the east side of the river, next to Nixon's. First white-breasted I can remember seeing here. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Cinnamon teal and Bullock's oriole on the Platte River near Bowles - Arapahoe County

2017-05-08 Thread modise
Saw a beautiful pair (male and female) of cinnamon teal on the Platte River about 1/4 mile south of Bowles (just north of Nixon's at Hudson Gardens). A singing male Bullock's oriole was just north of Bowles on the west side of the river. While looking at the oriole, I had a flyover of my FOS

[cobirds] Ferruginous hawk - Platte River at Bowles - Arapahoe Cty

2017-02-08 Thread modise
This morning at about 10:45, feasting on an unknown fowl on a spit on the north side of Bowles. Bryan Arnold Jefferson Cty 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

[cobirds] Cooley Lake bald eagles and Platte River sundries - Arapahoe County

2016-12-03 Thread modise
Hi all - not rarities, I know, but I saw my FOS bald eagles on the osprey platform on the east side of Cooley Lake (just west of Aspen Grove Mall on the north side of Mineral) - 2 adults. The Platte River had over 30 buffleheads between Mineral and Hampden. I also saw two hooded mergansers

[cobirds] Snow bunting present Douglas County

2016-11-25 Thread modise
Still present with eight birders -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [cobirds] Re: LITTLE GULL Chatfield Reservoir - Douglas

2016-09-03 Thread modise
Same as Nick - look east from the sandspit at the first stand of trees south of the dam - mainly on the water and also flying a bit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[cobirds] Re: NO dickcissels at Chatfield SP 7/5 a.m., and a question about parking on the side of the road there

2016-07-05 Thread modise
ack heading south. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 7:03:46 AM UTC-6, modise wrote: > >> My wife and I spent 20 minutes or so this morning at around six at >> Chatfield State Park looking for the dickcissels posted yesterday b

[cobirds] NO dickcissels at Chatfield SP 7/5 a.m., and a question about parking on the side of the road there

2016-07-05 Thread modise
My wife and I spent 20 minutes or so this morning at around six at Chatfield State Park looking for the dickcissels posted yesterday by David Suddjian and Greg Pasquariello, with no luck. While looking for the birds, with hazards on and pulled off the road as far as safely possible, a

[cobirds] American redstarts and red-eyed vireos - Chatfield State Park - Jefferson County

2016-06-06 Thread modise
Sorry - last night (6/5) about 7:30 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] American redstarts and red-eyed vireos - Chatfield State Park - Jefferson County

2016-06-06 Thread modise
Hi all - my wife Kristin and I refound the American redstarts posted earlier in the day and weekend just upstream of the spot described about 1/2 mile south of Kingfisher bridge, on the west side of the Platte, Jeffco. There was a male and a female. A few minutes later, two other birders

[cobirds] Re: Gray Flycatcher at Harriman Lake Park - Jeffco

2016-05-22 Thread modise
Okay, let's see if this works. Definitely as Jessi Oberbeck described - lots of tail-bobbing and fly-catching with the short primaries. Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jeffco, CO

[cobirds] Gray Flycatcher at Harriman Lake Park - Jeffco

2016-05-22 Thread modise
4:25 - found the bird, same spot - will post a pic when I figure out how! Bryan Arnold Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Lucy's Warbler, Wheatridge Greenbelt, JeffCo

2016-05-18 Thread modise
Hi, Glenn - might run up there this evening if anyone else sees this bird. I'm not familiar with that area, and I don't see a corral on Google maps. Could you provide a little more detail as to where it is? Thank you! Bryan Arnold Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Pine siskins - Littleton, Jeffco

2016-05-15 Thread modise
Not a rarity by any stretch, but I have a flock of 6-7 pine siskins on my feeders this morning. I hear them occasionally in our neighborhood just SE of Wadsworth and Bowles in Littleton, but this is the first time on our feeders. Nice contrast with the constant house finches! Bryan Arnold

[cobirds] NO vermilion flycatcher at Belmar, Jeffco 4/24 p.m.

2016-04-24 Thread modise
My wife Kristin and I worked the outlet from the south side of the lake for about an hour late this afternoon, but no luck. As consolation prizes, we saw some beautiful yellow-rumped warblers, great blue herons on the nest, and an upset kingfisher buzzing around. If anyone does see the bird,

[cobirds] Three Long-tailed ducks at Chatfield

2015-12-21 Thread modise
Scoping from the north boat ramp, the birds are swimming around the large concrete base of the tower at the end of the dam extension. Also saw the leucistic grebe NE of the tip of the sandspit. Massive raft - well over a thousand - of commom mergansers just west and south of the tower, with a

[cobirds] Probable arctic tern and Sabine's gull; horned grebe - Chatfield Res, Douglas County

2015-10-03 Thread modise
East of sandspit at 7:45 am Bryan and Kristin Arnold Littleton, Jeffco. 5800' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Western Scrub Jay - Jefferson County

2015-09-13 Thread modise
Okay, I know this is NOT a rarity in Jeffco, but it is in our little part of it! We live about 1/3 of a mile south of Clement Park (Wadsworth and Bowles) - it's been over nine years now, and this is the first western scrub jay I've seen in our yard, or in this particular area for that matter.

[cobirds] Any Lucy's warbler sightings in Eaton?

2015-05-15 Thread modise
My wife and I may go up Sunday - please post if you see it! Thank you! Bryan and Kristin Arnold Littleton, Jeffco, 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

[cobirds] Larimer County woodcock + bonus flock of bald eagles 1/24

2015-01-24 Thread modise
Seen by my wife and me from 1:30 - 2:00 with a couple of other birders at Bobcat Ridge. When we got back on County Road 27, about a mile south of the turn for Bobcat Ridge, we found 10 bald eagles circling and jousting with a murder of crows (at least 100) over an elk carcass - very cool!

[cobirds] Any American Woodcock sightings in Larimer County yesterday or today?

2015-01-23 Thread modise
My wife and I are planning to drive up tomorrow from Littleton, and it would be nice to know the bird is still being seen! We'll be responsible birders, I promise! Bryan and Kristin Arnold Jefferson County, 6,500' mod...@hotmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Short-eared Owl DIA Owl Loop

2015-01-02 Thread modise
Wow, what a great picture! Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Re: Yellow-billed Loon - Chatfield Reservoir - Dougco

2014-12-20 Thread modise
Ira, and everyone who has posted about this bird - thank your for continuing to do so! My wife and I saw the bird yesterday (as I posted - :)) and, largely, it was because people kept updating about location, times, etc. While it may seem a little repetitive day after day, it's definitely

[cobirds] YB loon still at Chatfield

2014-12-19 Thread modise
Moving fast from Plum Creek outlet west past sand spit and Fisherman's Pier Bryan and Kristin Arnold Jeffco -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Arapahoe County - South Platte Reservoir Common Loon and Eaglewatch Lake waterbirds

2014-11-26 Thread modise
All, From 2:00 - 3:15 this afternoon, I visited South Platte Reservoir (about 15 minutes), and Eaglewatch Lake (basically, main lake north of the bathrooms next to the middle parking lot of South Platte Res park. I took pictures of a very cooperative common loon in the SE corner of the

[cobirds] Late American goldfinch - Jefferson County

2014-11-09 Thread modise
Not sure this is COBIRDs worthy, but I thought I'd post it as the timing seems unusual. I had a calling American goldfinch in my yard yesterday (11/8). I can't recall having one here this late before. My house is in Littleton, Jefferson County, near Wadsworth and Bowles. Also took a walk

[cobirds] blue-winged Warbler - Welchester Tree Park - Jefferson County

2014-05-24 Thread modise
Still here at 8:40 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Palm Warbler, CVCG

2014-05-20 Thread modise
Crow Valley Campground? :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Clay colored sparrows - Clement Park, Jefferson County

2014-05-17 Thread modise
Not often that my wife and I get to add a bird to our life list w/in a mile of home, but we did today! Thanks to all who have been posting about clay colored sparrows - it had me on the lookout, and we found 3 today at Clement Park (one in some bushes on the SW side of the park next to the

[cobirds] Clement Park birds 5/12 and 5/13 - Jefferson County

2014-05-13 Thread modise
Hi all - nothing rare at Clement, but lots of things I don't see there much! Yesterday it was 5 ruddy ducks on the north side. Today it was an osprey circling along with at least 100 violet-green swallows, 20 tree swallows, and 20 barn swallows; a male and female blue-winged teal on the SE

[cobirds] Long-tailed ducks still present at South Platte Park Res

2013-12-22 Thread modise
Diving actively - Douglas Cty? North side at 11:30 am. Bryan and Kristin Arnold Jeffco - 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Long-tailed ducks a diving - South Platte Park Res - Jeffco

2013-12-11 Thread modise
2 on the NE quadrant diving actively. Nice assortment of other ducks - ruddy, ring necks, redheads, hooded merganser, common goldeneye, pied-billed grebes, and coots, as well as a lone mallard. Bryan Arnold Jefferson Cty. 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Prothonotary warbler still at Centennial Park - Denver County

2013-11-27 Thread modise
Still present at 2 pm today - seen by three birders! Same place as posted. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County, 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

[cobirds] Ruddy ducks Big Johnson Reservoir - Jefferson County

2013-10-06 Thread modise
Hi all, For only the second time in seven years, my wife and I saw two ruddy ducks (non-breeding male and female) at 3:00 this afternoon (10/6) on Big Johnson Reservoir (Clement Park). This is in Jefferson County at Wadsworth and Bowles. Bryan and Kristin Arnold Jefferson County - 5,500' --

[cobirds] Re: Birding Harriman Lake - Jefferson County, CO

2013-10-02 Thread modise
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[cobirds] Re: Birding Harriman Lake - Jefferson County, CO

2013-10-01 Thread modise
Might try to chase the rusty blackbird! Can you post where, exactly, you saw it? Thanks! Bryan Arnold On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 12:44:14 PM UTC-6, Regina King wrote: Since Bear Creek Lake has been devastated by the flood, I've gone back to birding Harriman Lake. This small Denver Water

[cobirds] NOT a calliope hummingbird - JEFFCO

2013-08-29 Thread modise
Okay, maybe this won't get posted as it isn't a bird, but I thought it was worth a try. At dusk tonight, what I thought was a small hummingbird buzzed my wife and me repeatedly at our house in west Littleton and then proceeded to feed on our hyssop, exactly like the hummingbirds have been

[cobirds] Common Yellowthroat - Arapahoe County

2013-06-13 Thread modise
Not sure how interesting this is, but I haven't seen many common yellowthroat in CO. This one was near the Platte River, small pond on the west side about 1/3 mile south of where the Platte crosses under Bowles Ave, just west of Santa Fe in Littleton. The bird was singing in the reeds on the

[cobirds] Jeffco Bohemian waxwing and Virginia warbler 5/5

2013-05-06 Thread modise
All, Had at least one Bohemian waxwing in a flock of 10 or so in the creek on the north side of Coal Mine about halfway between Pierce and Yukon at 0915 yesterday, 5/5; could not find it again at 0945. Also had a brief appearing Virginia at 1000 on our feeder about 1/2 mile NW. Also, regular

[cobirds] Possible Eurasian teal - Arapahoe County, 3/8

2013-03-08 Thread modise
While looking at a mixed flock of ducks in a golf course water trap in the Inverness business park, I saw what I thought were two green-winged teal, when I noticed one had a strong, horizontal white bar. Immediate thought was Eurasian teal! Exit I-25 at Dry Credk and go East 1/2 mile to

[cobirds] No Iceland gull at Chatfield (that we could identify!) 12/24 a.m.

2012-12-24 Thread modise
My wife and I spent a chilly hour at Chatfield at first light, mainly along the edge of the reservoir at the north boat ramp. There is a nice variety of winter birds (hooded merganser, common merganser, bald eagle, common goldeneye, ring-billed gulls, etc.), but if the Iceland gull was there,

[cobirds] Northern Saw Whet owl in Littleton, Jeffco

2012-12-23 Thread modise
Sorry for the late post, but I didn't realize that my friends were serious when they sent me a picture of a small owl that flew into their house Monday just NW of Garrison and Chatfield in Littleton, Jeffco. They showed us the pictures today, and it was a real owl! It flew around their house

[cobirds] Common Redpolls, Littleton, Jefferson County

2012-12-09 Thread modise
Well, just when my wife and are were thinking about heading to Boulder to chase common redpolls, we looked at our feeders and saw two among a flock of house finches. I thought they were strange looking house finches! I guess I shouldn't be too surprised with all the sightings this year -

[cobirds] Jefferson and Boulder Counties

2012-12-04 Thread modise
Mark, My wife and I would like to try to see the redpolls this weekend - could you give me directions? Thanks! Bryan and Kristin Arnold Littleton JeffCo, 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] BCLP winter hours 8 am gate opening

2012-11-22 Thread modise
I called the park yesterday and was told the gate would open to vehicles at 8 a.m. - no special plans to open early. As far as I know, walk and bike-in access is always free and pretty much always open. Bryan Arnold Littleton, Jeffco 5,500' -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] SE Colorado 5/19 and 5/20 – Bent, Prowers, Baca, and Huerfano Counties

2012-05-22 Thread modise
Hi all – my wife Kristin and I did a whirlwind tour of SE Colorado this weekend. Below is a pretty complete list of what we saw – LOTS of Western kingbirds, lark buntings, horned larks, and Mississippi kites. Thanks to Dave and Diane (didn’t get their last names) fresh from the CFO convention

[cobirds] Larimer County - Three-toed woodpecker, Estes Cone

2011-10-22 Thread modise
All - not the easiest three-toed woodpecker to get to, but we saw one on the Estes Cone 2.6 miles from the Long's Peak trailhead ranger station at 4:00 p.m. Friday, 10/21. A hairy landed right next to him and worked the same trunk; very nice for comparison! Elevation was about 10,500 feet.

[cobirds] Re: European birding guide?

2011-06-24 Thread modise
Sorry, my post didn't make it because I didn't sign it! Princeton Field Guides - Birds of Europe by Svensson, Mullarney, and Zetterstrom Bryan Arnold Littleton Jefferson County, 5,500' On Jun 22, 9:35 am, Kristy Lantz Astry realta...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm going to Denmark for 3 weeks

[cobirds] Re: European birding guide?

2011-06-23 Thread modise
Hi - we went to Portugal last month and used Princeton Field Guides Birds of Europe, 2nd Edition, by Svensson, Mullarney, and Zetterstrom. It was recommended by a guide we met there and we really thought it was good! On Jun 22, 9:35 am, Kristy Lantz Astry realta...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all,

[cobirds] SE Colorado Trip - Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero Counties

2011-04-17 Thread modise
Hi all - my wife and I spent 3 days driving 700 miles from Denver to Lamar, Pueblo, and back to Denver mainly birding Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero counties. Many thanks to all the kind birders in that part of the state - we met Brandon Percival (nicknamed a couple of weeks too soon by my wife

[cobirds] Re: SE Colorado Trip - Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero Counties

2011-04-17 Thread modise
Not sure why my e-mail didn't show correctly - mod...@hotmail.com On Apr 17, 4:42 pm, modise mod...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi all - my wife and I spent 3 days driving 700 miles from Denver to Lamar, Pueblo, and back to Denver mainly birding Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero counties. Many thanks

[cobirds] Franklin gulls continue and cinnamon teal at Clement Park - Jefferson County

2011-04-12 Thread modise
A group of 12-15 Franklin gulls continue to grace the lake at Clement Park (SE corner of Wadsworth and Bowles). I also had a nice look at a cinnamon teal on the southeast corner of the lake - first time I've seen one there! Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message

[cobirds] 6 Franklin's gulls at Clement Park, Jefferson County

2011-04-07 Thread modise
Around 5:00 p.m. today I say 6 very active Franklin's gulls flying over the middle of Johnson Reservoir at Clement Park (southeast corner of Wadsworth and Bowles). They were skimming right over the water, wheeling around in large circles, and occasionally landing on the water (hopefully

[cobirds] Osprey Jefferson County

2011-04-05 Thread modise
All, Not a super rarity, but I had nice looks at about 4:15 this afternoon at an osprey just southeast of Wadsworth and C-470. Bryan Arnold Jefferson County 5,500' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] RFI Birding Southeastern Colorado

2011-02-22 Thread modise
Hi all - my wife and are spending a night at the Arena Dust Bed and Breakfast (between Lamar and Holly on 50) in mid-April to see some lesser prairie chickens. We're planning to leave Denver early on Friday, spending the night there, and then finding somewhere else to stay Saturday night. If

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